Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Ruby ActiveRecord Basics Callbacks Callbacks

Justin Yu
Justin Yu
3,773 Points
Posted by Justin Yu
Justin Yu
3,773 Points

cant figure out this question! :(

anyone know the answer?

person.rb 
class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
 before_create :calculate_age


  def calculate_age
    self.age = ((self.birthdate - Time.now) / 365).to_i
  end
end

1 Answer

Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points
Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points

Hi Justin,

You want before_save not before_create.